Category Archives: 2016-April Newsletter

Ah, it was a fine autumn afternoon. Lots of sunshine and a slight easterly breeze right down the runway. The student pilot, fresh from his first solo, was eager to tryout his fledgling skills of working the pattern. His instructor told him to work on eight to ten full stop landings, returning to the takeoff

THE MAY MEETING WILL BE AT DOWNTOWN ISLAND AIRPORT When we meet again in May, we will meet at the Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (DKX) on the first Monday in May. Again we will meet at 6:30 PM for some social gathering and will begin the mee ng at 7:00 PM. This will be a

Alex Shore is stepping down after 3 years as our Treasurer. Alex is still going to finish up the tax work with the IRS, but will turn over the normal duties to John Haynes ASAP. He has been working to update some chapter legal requirements to keep our government papers up to date to retain

While at the Second Saturday Omelet Breakfast at Madisonville (MNV) it was announced that CLYDE MULLINS has been appointed by Mayor Yates as Chairman of the Monroe County Airport Board. Mr. Mullins runs the airport maintenance shop at Madisonville, and having an experienced airport representative on the city council is an advantage for the aviation

ATTENTION YOUNG EAGLE VOLUNTEERS All Young Eagles Coordinators, Field Representatives and Pilots are required to complete a training and background check. This training is available to you, free of charge at: www.eaa.org/youthprotection The intent is to create the safest environment possible for our young people in our programs, and to protect our volunteers.

The Cleveland Regional Jet Port (KRZR) hosted a Mountain Flying Course sponsored by Crystal Air Inc. This was a full day class that also included a lunch of grilled hotdogs, chips, cookies and a drink all provided by the FBO. This full day of training included films and pictures of incidents in Alaska as well as

Last year, our Board of Directors made the decision to provide free digital copies of our Newsletter to individuals who were recommended by a board member or a current Chapter 17 member. The thought was, and remains that when other aviators saw the value of our newsletter and our Chapter, they would join us as a

The EAA Chapter 17 March Meeting meeting was a success with five new guests, all members of EAA National already, and who found us on our web site. Thanks to the added help of Robert Berlin, our now sixty- year-old chapter more electronically updated. We welcome GEORGE MUELER of Chapter 15 (Illinois), RICHARD SMITH from

CRYSTAL AIR of Cleveland, Tennessee (KRZR) sponsored another Poker Run on the Fourth Saturday in March that included Dayton, Tennessee (K2A0) during their CAP breakfast. The other airports included the Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (KDKX), McMinn Co. (Athens KMMI), Collegedale (KFGU), and ended with lunch and awards at Cleveland (KRZR). The weather was clear and

Our EAA chapter will be providing help during the set up before the Smoky Mountain KMAA Air Show as well as the weekend event. Over fifty volunteers have stepped forward to offer support. After several notices were sent via email, it was discovered that the National Guard also required a drivers license number and state of